В мае 2010 года вышла книга «Путеводитель по истории кэндо на двух языках»
Авторы:
Toshinobu Sakai (Author: Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba)
Alexander Bennett (Translator: Associate Professor, Kansai University)
Содержание:
Часть первая:Традиции кэндо «Kendo Tradition «
Kendo as a Martial Way
The Beginnings of Kendo History
The Evolution of the Japanese Sword (Nihon-to)
From Bows and Arrows to Swords — Giving up the Gun
The Age of the Sword Masters — Tsukahara Bokuden
The Age of the Sword Masters — Miyamoto Musashi
The Creation of Martial Art Schools
The Three Great Kenjutsu Ryuha and their Offshoots
The Formulation of Kenjutsu Theory
The Origins of Fencing with Shinai
The Rise of New Schools and the ‘Three Great Dojo of Edo’
Kenjutsu in the Nineteenth Century
The Modern Period
The Development of Modern Kendo
Kendo in the Showa Period (1926-1989)
The Current Situation and Globalization of Kendo
Часть вторая: Культура кэндо «Kendo Culture»
Sword Ideologies Part 1: The Origins
Sword Ideologies Part 2: Sacred Swords in Mythology
Sword Ideologies Part 3: ‘Kusnanagi-no-Tsurugi’ and the Imperial Regalia
Sword Ideologies Part 4: Cutting the Self and Others
Ascetic Training of the Masters o The Sanro-Kaigan Legends
Kenjutsu and Religion
Lifelong Kendo
Источник:
http://www.skijournal.co.jp/bilingual/history_of_kendo.html